PM: Grenada Missed an Opportunity Before the official introduction of the 2019 Budget, Prime Minister Dr the Rt Hon Keith Mitchell once again expressed his utmost frustration in the recently held Referendum when Grenadians opted not to vote in favour of having the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as the country’s final court of appeal. […]
The streets of St George were transformed into a platform for Trade Unionists, teachers and other public workers who chanted their way through in a March showing their disdain with the Government’s offer of 2% for workers’ gratuity and pension. Chanting, singing and holding placards through the streets, the protesters caught the eyes of tourists, […]
Thousands of students from Primary schools to the island’s lone Tertiary institution are once again forced to remain at home. This stems from the actions taken by the public workers and teachers whose Union leaders have asked their membership to remain at home. After a massive Rally yesterday where Trade Unionists, Union leaders and their […]
Tuesday, 20 November 2018: When the two finalists in the Grenlec Debates meet each other on Thursday, 22 November, they will debate the motion ‘Be it resolved that Caribbean education has not met the developmental needs of our region’.
2014 Champion, Bishop’s College – the Proposition and 2017 finalist, St. Joseph’s Convent, St. George’s – the Opposition, have earned places in this year’s final, winning all their matches through four rounds of competition.
ST GEORGE’S: The Government of Grenada has notified the Registrar of the Supreme Court that it is withdrawing its application for an injunction filed against the trade unions. The move is intended to facilitate the recommencement of the negotiations between Government and the unions. A Government spokesman said the administration is confident that goodwill will […]
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Chairman of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) has underscored the necessity of unity if the small islands that comprised the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) were to develop. The Hon. C. Sandra Husbands, Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Trade of Barbados, urged delegates at the two-day […]
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Approximately fifty public sector officers in Barbados were this week shown processes on the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Public Procurement Electronic Notice Board. The engagement was held on Monday and Tuesday, 12-13 November and was geared towards assisting the procuring entities across the public sector and state-owned public sector organisations to […]
The fundamental issue of creating disturbances in the public sector is that of the percentage of gratuity and pension that will be paid to workers who entered the service after 22 February 1985. According to Minister Oliver Joseph, the Government is under no obligation to pay pension and gratuity to these workers. During the weekly […]
Public officers who did not report to work as a result of industrial action taken by the Unions, may not be paid for the days they spent off the job. This decision, made by Cabinet was announced by Minister for Trade, Industry and Co-operatives, Hon Oliver Joseph, during this week’s Post-Cabinet Briefing. According to him, […]
Pure Grenada Showcase And World Travel Market Maintain Buzz Delegation & Island Partners Meet Tourism Decision Makers & Media 12 November 2018 Pure Grenada, the Spice of the Caribbean and partners further enhanced the positive global profile of Grenada,Carriacou and Petite Martinique with a showcase of excellence and participationat World Travel Market (WTM, 5-7 November) […]
